PORTIA DE ROSSI ON NIP/TUCK

Portia de Rossi shouldn’t have too much trouble with her new role. Ellen DeGeneres‘ real-life partner will play a lesbian on the upcoming season of FX’s Nip/Tuck. Her character is the mother of a teen daughter who wants to have plastic surgery.

In other Nip/Tuck news, Joely Richardson will return to the series nexr season. Richardson, who quit the hit drama last November to take care of her sick daughter, will appear in 15 of the next 22 episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She will also get a raise, reportedly earning $100,000 per episode.